Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. The series originally aired between 12 November 1996 and 15 January 2015 on BBC Two. It was later revived and aired on Sky Max from 21 September 2021 to 18 December 2025 and following the channel's closure, it moved to Sky One. The series was first hosted by Mark Lamarr, then by Simon Amstell, and later by a number of guest presenters, with Rhod Gilbert hosting the 28th series, and Greg Davies hosting since series 29. It first starred Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes as team captains, with Hughes being replaced by Bill Bailey from the eleventh series, and Bailey replaced by Noel Fielding for some of series 21 and from series 23 onward. From series 29–31, Fielding and Daisy May Cooper were the team captains, with Cooper replaced by Sophie Willan in some of series 32. The show is produced by Talkback. The title plays on the names of the Sex Pistols album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols and the band Buzzcocks. The show was known for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on people and objects. It had some controversial guests throughout its initial 28-series run.